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At TRS, we’re committed to offering our members quality health care coverage. Whether you’re enrolled through TRS-ActiveCare or TRS-Care, our health plan options provide comprehensive benefits for your medical and prescription drug needs, as well as programs to help you achieve optimal health.
Membership in TRS offers you not only service retirement benefits once you’re eligible to retire, but it also offers you disability retirement benefits and death benefits from the beginning of your career at no additional cost to you.
Texas offers health insurance coverage to both active (TRS-ActiveCare) and retired (TRS-Care) school employees. For active employees, the state contributes $75/month toward premiums, and districts must contribute at least $150 (many contribute more).
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) offers and manages TRS-Care, a health care program for retired Texas educators and their dependents. TRS-Care provides coverage for a range of medical services, including hospital care, prescription drugs and preventive care.
Retiree health insurance (TRS-Care) Details of the state’s health care coverage for retirees are available at trs.texas.gov . Beginning Jan. 1, 2018, a retiree who is age 65 and eligible for Medicare will be enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan with Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage.
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) administers two health care benefit programs: the Texas School Employees Uniform Group Health Coverage Program (TRS-ActiveCare) for current public school employees and their dependents and the Texas Public School Retired Employees Group Benefits Program (TRS-Care) for retirees and their dependents.
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) administers two health benefit programs: one for current public school employees and their dependents, the Texas School Employees Uniform Group Health Coverage Program (TRS-ActiveCare); and one for retirees and their dependents, the Texas Public School Retired Employees Group Benefits Program (TRS-Care).
